"Never let the horns out of your sight; if you can hear them at all, they are too loud." Richard Strauss
Luckily not everyone thinks like Strauss, thank goodness! Browse our sheet music, tuition books & scores, and whether you are after Horn for Beginners, Jazz Horn, or Concert Pieces for Horn, we have a wide range of styles and genres, and there’s something for everybody!
The horn is a brass instrument used primarily in classical music. It is often referred to as the French horn or ’corno’ in orchestral repertoire. Historically, people used animal horns to call to one and other, and they soon started replicating this natural design out of metal, creating the first Hunting Horns, and Natural Horns. These horns had no valves, and played only natural tones.
In the 16th Century, horns were first developed into musical instruments. Although there were many permutations of the horn throughout music history, the design we recognise today has a funnel mouthpiece, valves, and a wide-ranging bell. Did you know that if you straightened out the horn, it would stretch to almost four meters?
The horn was used very differently, depending on its stage of development, and the era. It ranges from hunting motifs in the Baroque and Classical periods, to long, melodic phrases in the late Romantic period. At that time, Gustav Mahler, Anton Bruckner, Richard Wagner and above all Richard Strauss wrote much more complex parts for the horn, and they wrote for up to 12 horns in their orchestral works.
As a chamber instrument, the horn not only plays a big role within brass ensembles, but is often paired up with woodwind and string ensembles, to give depth and warmth to the sound. A few famous examples are the Telemann Concerto a Tre for Horn, Recorder & Basso Continuo, the Brahms Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano and Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings.
As a solo instrument, among the most famous works are Handel’s Horn Concertos, Mozart’s Horn Concertos and Richard Strauss’ Concertos for Horn.
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 478262
Japanese Composers Series
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 554453
op. 29
for: Horn (F), piano
Item no.: 281904
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 664637
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 562367
40 études moyenne force
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 100742
Kürtiskola 1
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 198390
for horn and ochestra
for: Horn, orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 121182
Erstausgabe
for: Horn, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 415449
zu den Horn-Konzerten Nr. 3 und 4 von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
for: Horn
Item no.: 357272
Klassik
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306094
for: Horn (E-flat), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1286866
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286844
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286785
Tarantelle Op. 25
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286631
Polka Brillante
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286584
for: Horn (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286495
for: Horn (F), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1286422
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284268
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284186
for: Horn (F), organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284168
for: Horn (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284081
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1283693
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286287
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286201
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286113
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286052
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285983
Folk
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1283639
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1283379
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1283179
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285770
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285520
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285264
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1285196
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284991
KV 495
for: Horn, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 594331
KV 412
for: Horn, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 594294
Eb Horn & Klavier
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593987
Eb Horn & CD Playback
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 593926
Percussion optional
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 600413
Piano / Keyboard / Organ optional
for: 2 horns (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 600235
for horn in F and piano
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593062
Romantic Moods
for: Horn (F)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 589870
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1218281
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1218190
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1217967
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1217966